Remember to use only the abbreviations you see here or. Do not invent new ones of your own just to fit your particular script needs.
ELS extreme long shot
MLS medium long shot
LS long shot
MS medium shot
MCU medium close-up
CU close-up
ECU extreme close-up
OS over-the-shoulder shot
2-S or 3-S two-shot or three-shot
POV point of view shot
ZI or ZO zoom in or zoom out
INT interior
EXT exterior
SOT or SOF sound on tape or sound on film BG background
SFX or F/X special effects (can be either sound or visual)
VO voice-over
OSV off-screen voice
DIS dissolve
MIC microphone
VTR videotape
Q cue (as in cue talent)
ANNCR announcer
SUPER superimposition
SCRIPT ABBREVIATIONS
Remember to use only the abbreviations you see here or. Do not invent new ones of your own just to fit your particular script needs.ELS extreme long shot
MLS medium long shot
LS long shot
MS medium shot
MCU medium close-up
CU close-up
ECU extreme close-up
OS over-the-shoulder shot
2-S or 3-S two-shot or three-shot
POV point of view shot
ZI or ZO zoom in or zoom out
INT interior
EXT exterior
SOT or SOF sound on tape or sound on film BG background
SFX or F/X special effects (can be either sound or visual)
VO voice-over
OSV off-screen voice
DIS dissolve
MIC microphone
VTR videotape
Q cue (as in cue talent)
ANNCR announcer
SUPER superimposition